The next day, Su Mo and Lin Xiaoyu quietly arrived at the Underground chanical Arena.
They mingled with the multitude of gamblers.
The entire arena was as lively as ever, with gamblers placing bets frantically.
"Why did you bring here? To help you stir up trouble? Fight?"
Lin Xiaoyu turned to Su Mo, eager with anticipation.
"That’s too low-level. I saw you playing well at the Star Casino before. You should have so involvent or knowledge of such underground arenas, right?"
Su Mo looked at the crowd placing bets and asked.
"We stopped playing these kinds of things long ago."
Lin Xiaoyu replied arrogantly.
"Then you must know their operational model well?"
Su Mo looked at Galen on the high platform, watching the duel with a woman in his arms, and casually asked.
"Of course. These underground arenas seem to profit on commission, but they actually manipulate odds to make big profits themselves. Many of the fighters are from the arena, but these events are quite bloody, and the losers often end up dead. If both fighters are insiders, it’s all just an act."
Lin Xiaoyu, having played before, was naturally familiar with the rules.
"Do you think the undefeated guy on stage is one of the arena’s people?"
Su Mo eyed the victorious fighter with a slight smirk.
"Most likely. What are you up to? Just go straight and take them on."
Lin Xiaoyu turned to Su Mo.
"That won’t work. Many things need to be resolved within the rules. It might seem troubleso, but it saves a lot of hassle afterward."
"So, what do you want to do?"
"I’ll fight; you bet on ."
Su Mo handed his bank card to Lin Xiaoyu.
Hearing Su Mo’s plan, Lin Xiaoyu’s eyes lit up. She imdiately understood what Su Mo intended and showed an excited expression.
"Alright! Let’s take them down."
"...Can you act a bit more ladylike? You sound like a brat."
"Hmph, I won’t be pretentious."
"Ah, fine."
...
Then Su Mo headed towards the arena’s registration area.
There, a fierce-looking arena employee, clad in chanical Armor, had his legs propped on the table.
The registration form was placed on the table.
At this mont, Su Mo approached him.
Seeing Su Mo in front of him, the employee couldn’t help but sit up.
He imdiately recognized that this guy was from the Federation, given the differences in appearance and attire. With the Federation causing trouble just yesterday, having soone else show today didn’t seem coincidental—it looked like trouble was brewing.
However, he didn’t mind, and with a mischievous grin, said, "Kid, what do you want?"
"Nothing much, just found it interesting and wanted to play a couple of rounds."
Su Mo said with a hint of interest.
"Interesting? Kid, fighting is risky."
The intimidating man bantered with Su Mo while signaling soone nearby to inform Boss Galen.
On the high platform, Galen was leisurely watching the fight, with a beauty in his arms. Though Wei Wu and the others were temporarily detained, that was nothing.
At this mont, a subordinate ran up and whispered a few words to Galen.
Galen turned to the registration area and imdiately recognized Su Mo as the guy who was with that woman before.
It was obvious he was here for trouble, but thinking about fighting in a match was foolish.
He then instructed his subordinate, "Let him fight. I want to see what he’s capable of."
"Boss, since he’s daring enough to cause trouble, could he have so skill?"
"Hmph~ When have we ever been afraid? Have Carn take him on."
.....
Elsewhere, Su Mo confidently said, "Of course, I know there’s risk. So what? I just want to have a few rounds. Don’t you allow fights here?"
"How could that be? I was just kindly reminding you, seeing you so frail."
The registration man said, laughing.
His accomplice, who had gone to report, returned and whispered a few words.
The intimidating man imdiately changed his tone, saying, "You want to fight? Sign this duel book."
"Alright."
When it ca to signing, Su Mo hesitated for a mont but ultimately signed it.
"Haha, brave enough. I’ll schedule you and have soone take you backstage to test the cha."
"Okay."
Su Mo replied.
So onlookers, seeing this scene, couldn’t help but show gleeful expressions.
"Another fool thinking they’re strong."
"Haha, let’s watch another newbie get crushed."
...
Su Mo naturally heard their gleeful discussions but paid no attention. He followed the staff to the backstage.
Soon, Su Mo’s na appeared on the scrolling screen.
The host, who had just finished hosting a battle, energetically addressed the crowd.
"The next duel participants are Carn, the forr captain of the Special Combat Unit from the Gaojia Republic, and Su Mo, the cha master from the Federation. Everyone, place your bets."
At this mont, the bets for both sides skyrocketed simultaneously.
Betting here wasn’t just allowed in person; it could also be done directly via mobile, using the Blue Whale’s system.
Soon, 1.13 million Star Coins were bet on Carn, and surprisingly, 1 million were bet on Su Mo.
Subsequently, the bets on both sides began to rise slowly.
The crowd was instantly abuzz.
"What’s going on? Who placed those bets?"
"Who is this Su Mo? Are they famous? How co so many are betting on them?"
...
Whatever the case, Carn was a popular choice and well-known at the Underground Arena, hence the high bets, even partly placed by Galen himself.
Su Mo getting such high bets right away left everyone dumbfounded.
"Boss, this?"
A subordinate, sowhat at a loss, looked at Galen.
"Did they really think it was easy to make money here? Go tell Carn not to hold back. Beat his opponent rcilessly and don’t worry about the consequences."
Galen said with a cold humph.
He could easily discern the opponent’s intention: to win a match here and bag a fortune, causing them so heartache.
It’s not that simple. Since he wants to play, let’s play.
"Yes."
The nearby subordinate quickly responded.
Finally, the bets for Carn and Su Mo reached 8.31 million and 7.98 million, respectively.
Soon after, Su Mo and Carn each piloting a second-generation Black Steel cha ascended from the arena’s bottom.
The chas they used were provided by the arena, appearing identical in specs, but there were actually good and bad ones.
During critical monts in a fight, subtle malfunctions could easily occur.
Of course, you could bring your chanic team to check them, but normally, there’s no way to detect it.
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